Advertising device for cash registers



Oct. 2, 192s. y 1,686,345

S. RUSSO ADVERTISING DEVICE FOR CASH REGISTERS Filed'wlay 12, 1927 2Sheets-sheet l TTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTW A mi, 'Il MII l5 uur l llllll Oct.2, 1928. 1,686,345

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IN VENT OR S ATTORNEYi services rendered.

Patented Oct. 2, 1928. f

y UNITED STATI-:s

PATENT OFFICE.

SALVATORE Russo, E NEW YORK, N. Y.

f .ADVERTISING DEVICE ron.' CASH REGIsrERs.

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removed .from the-special .cash holder yadj af' ycent'the cashregister.v f

,The object ofthe inventionris to provide advertising signs .of .novelconstructiony and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed, claimed,and illustrated in the acmy .compan-ying drawing.

Fg. 1 is a frontfelevational view `of a cash register. embodying myimproved ,advertis- Ing signs. e

Fig.v 2-is a rear elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3'is a verticaltransverse sectional view thereof. f f y,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken'onthe line 4-.-4fof F ig.3. p

Eig. 5 .is a :fragmentary sectional view-taken onfthe line5.-'-5'ofF-ig. 3..' v y fFig. 6l Xis a fragmentary-vertical ysectionalviewft-aken `on theline 6-7-6vyofFig. 3.

-Fig. 7 fis a topgplan viewthereof. y

In order to fully explain andI describe my invention, I have illustrated,in the accompanying drawing a cash register such as commonly employedby merchants when njialringv change,.or1depositing cash `received lfrom:a

customer in ,payment for goods kreceived or cash register Vcomprises the`usual. container 10, adapted to enclose or cover the'mechanismuseditooperate thecash register and the cash drawer 11, slidably .mount-edtherein.`

1 ,'.I'he cash registeris ,also provided ywith a plurality. of extendedylmobsl2, or buttons, which when depressed,or lforced,downwardlyby theoperatoror merchantVuse the amount of' the purchase made to appear onthemarkers 13 which areraisedto viewintermediate the transparent members14 and 15. yThe cash register is also providedwith usual 'handle 15,which when rotated or turned by the said operator, causes the :drawer 11to slidably open or to be extended, permitting the operator to depositlor remove "money from the said drawer,"as may be desired.

The above 4mentioned y yvenient portion of the cash register.

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bevel pinion 22, is attached to the shaft 20 and .meshes with the bevelgear 23 attached to the shaft 24. The shaft24 is slidably positioned inthe tubular member 25, rotatively mounted in thebrackets 26, attached tothe lower member 2T upon which the drawer :11 is slidably mounted. Thepin 28 is secured to .theshaft 24 and is extended therefrom, .engagingin the elongated longitudi-` nal aperture 29 formed in the tubularmember 2 5 s o as to permit the vshaft 24, when in any desired extendedposition, to rotate the tubular member25. The gear 30 is attached tothetubular member 25, and meshes with,

teeth "formed in then-ack bar 31, slidably mounted in the guide ymember32 secured toV the cash register. The rod 33 is lattached to therackfbar 3l, and is extended upwardlyv therefrom, and hasattached at itsextended extremity, a ysign member 34,.having affixed thereto printed orotherwise, yon bothsides thereof any desired advertisingmatter.

The gear 3() mesheswith teeth formed in the l rack bar 35, slidablymounted in the guide member 3G, secured tothe saidcash register. The rod37 is attached to the rack bar 35 and is extended upwardly therefrom.The lever 38 .is pivotally attached intermediate as at 39, to the cashregister. The lever 38 is pivotally attached las at ,40, .to 'theextended vextremity .of the rod 37 and,l as at 41, ,to the arm 42,pivotally attacljied as at 43 to the sign member 44', slidably mountedin the guide member 45, secured to the cash register.- The signin-einher44 has aflixed thereto, printed or otherwise on both sides thereof,kanyvdesired advertising matter. y' Y Y The above described construction issuch as will permit lthe flever 16, when forced or pushed...againstthe.end vof the drawer l1, by a person removing cash from the said drawer,to raise the sign members 34 and 44, behind the transparent members 47and 49, so as to permit the advertising matter, affixed thereto, to bevisible. It is to be understood that the said sign members 34 and 44,will be slowly. returned to an invisible or normal position by means ofthe tension spring 46, secured to the rack bar 31, and to any coritshouldbe understood that the sign members 34 and 44 may be illuminatedby the usual electric light bulbs 51 provided to illuminate the saidcash register. Attention is called to the feature that an operator ofthe register ma;v place money into, or remove money from the registerwithout necessarily disturbing the lever I6. 'Ihus the cash drawer maybe operated withoutoperating theA advertising signs. This is ot greatadvantage when the display signs recite. for example some aiticleintended tor exclusive feminine use. and a gentleman is at the registerreceiving change 'or some other article that he pur chased.

In Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown a semitransparent plate member 52 bearingadvertising matter, supported by springs 52at on a semi-transparent bowl53 having projecting portions 53C also bearing advertising matter. rIhebowl 53 is mounted within a coin receiver bowl 54 of star shapedconstruction attached to the side ot the container l0. Lights 52b aresupported trom the plate and other lights 52d are mounted within thebowl 54. Contacts 52c are connected with these lights, and operable forlighting the lights by manual depression or" the plate member 52. T hebowl 53 has pins 53 extending therefrom and slidably engaging inapertures in the bowl 54. The expansion springs 55 are wound around thepins 53 and are positioned intermediate the bowl 53 and the lowerportion, or bottom ot the coin receiver 54 so as to normally hold thebowl 53 in an upwardly extended position tree from the bottom of thecoin receiver 54. The rack bar is secured to the bowl 53 and is e2;-tended downwardly therefrom, through an aperture formed in the bottom otthe coin receiver bowl 54. The raclr bar 55 engages with the pinion Gattached to the shaft 57 rotatively mounted on the side of the containerand in the bracket 58, attached to the register 10. The bevel pinion 59is attached to the shaft 57 and meshes with a similar bevel pinion 60attached to the said tubular member 25. The above described constructionis such as will permit the plate member 52 to be forced downwardly bythe hand ot the said operator, when removing coins placed on the platemember 52 so as to raise the sign members 84 and 44 so as to permit theadvertising matter ailiXed thereto to be visible and at the same timelight certain lights, such as It should be understood that coins placedon the plate member 52 is the cash rendered tor the goods roceived, orthe change due, from the goods received.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent ot the United States is as tollows:

l. In a device ot the class described, the combination with a cashregister trarne, of a display sign arranged tor movement into exposedposition on the trame, a cash drawer, a. lever mounted on the drawer andarranged Ytor manipulation from the interior thereof, and a. means tortransmitting movement from the lever to the sign.

2. The combination with a cash register having a drawer, ot a leverpivotally attached to the drawer and having segment teeth, a shaftrotativcly mounted on the drawer, a pinion attached to the shaft andmeshing with the said segment teeth, a bevel pinion attached to the saidshaft, a tubular member rotatively mounted in the said cash register andformed with an elongated aperture, aV

second shait rotatively mounted on the drawer and slidably engaging inthe tubular 1nembei', a bevel gear attached to the second shaft andmeshing with the said bevel pinion, a pin attached to the second shaftand engaging the said elongated aperture t'or transmiting rotation tromthe second shaft in any extended position to the tubular member, anddisplay signs connected with the tubular member tor motion upon motionof the tubular member.

3. In a device of the class described, a coin receiver bowl, anotherbowl member movably mounted therein, a plate member movably mounted inthe second bowl, lights arranged in the said bowls, display signsarranged for motion into and out ot' displaying positions, a. means forlighting the said lights upon depression ot the plate member, and a.means for displaying the said signs upon depression ot' the secondmentioned bowl.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature.

SALVATORE RUSSO.

